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U.S. paying less attention to Poland: Polish FM

Sep 2, 2009 3:12 PM

Excerpt WARSAW, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The absence of the U.S. leadership at Tuesday's World War Two anniversary ceremony in Gdansk of Poland was "a lesson in realism" for Poland, Polish Foreign M...

The World from Berlin: 'Putin Found the Right Words in Gdansk'

Sep 2, 2009 6:52 AM

Excerpt Germany's responsibility for the war is undisputed. But the Poles and other former Soviet satellite states want Russia to atone for Stalin's collusion with Nazi Germany in the non-aggre...

Gdansk shul back in Jewish hands

Sep 2, 2009 6:42 AM

Excerpt In a gesture laden with symbolism, the sole remaining synagogue in the Polish city of Gdansk was restored in its entirety to the local Jewish community on Monday, on the eve of ceremoni...

Poland recalls dawn attack that triggered war

Sep 1, 2009 4:05 PM

Excerpt Wednesday, September 2, 2009 DEREK SCALLY The last elderly veterans returned to the Westerplatte peninsula outside Gdansk where, joined by Polish leaders and foreign dignitaries, they r...

Poland marks 70th anniversary of outbreak of WWII European war

Sep 1, 2009 2:53 PM

Excerpt WARSAW, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Leaders and officials from across Europe and the United States gathered in Gdansk of northern Poland on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak ...

Seventy years after World War II's start, old enemies take stock

Sep 1, 2009 9:48 AM

Excerpt Gdansk, Poland - Yes, enmities going back to medieval times can be healed. Any skeptic who doubts this should visit Gdansk, where Hitler's Wehrmacht attacked Poland and started World Wa...

Berlusconi threatens to wreck EU summit unless commission shuts up

Sep 1, 2009 8:54 AM

Excerpt EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - In a fit of pique, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to block the upcoming European Council - the top summit of all of Europe's premiers an...

Leaders marking World War II anniversary

Sep 1, 2009 5:39 AM

Excerpt Gdansk (Poland): Europe paid solemn tribute today to victims of World War II as Angela Merkel lamented the "endless suffering" caused by Germany amid ceremonies marking 70 years since t...

Poland ceremonies mark WWII start

Aug 31, 2009 4:46 PM

Excerpt Westerplatte is an important symbol of Polish resistance in WWII Leaders from Russia and Germany are among those expected at ceremonies in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the sta...

Denis MacShane: Russian revisionism is our best guide to Putin's priorities

Aug 31, 2009 4:09 PM

Excerpt In a remarkable gesture, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Gdansk today to commemorate the 70 years since a German warship opened fire on Polish soil, thus beginning the Se...

Germany to mark guilt for starting Second World War

Aug 29, 2009 1:57 PM

Excerpt Berlin: This Tuesday, Germany will mark its guilt at starting the Second World War on September 1, 1939, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her weekly video address. Merkel, who i...

We must not forget the real causes of the war

Aug 28, 2009 4:18 PM

Excerpt One might have thought that 70 years was time enough to work out what really happened in 1939. It isn't the case. Misunderstandings and misinformation abound. The British media is all g...

US snubbing Poland for 70th anniversary of WWII?

Aug 27, 2009 3:40 PM

Excerpt In less than a week, Poland will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II. On September 1st, 1939, Germany launched a war that killed tens of millions of peopl...

Ufo over Poland, Gdańsk 01.08.2009

Aug 6, 2009 11:53 AM

Ufo over Poland, Gdańsk 01.08.2009

Poland's Forgotten Battle: Who Deserves Credit for the 1989 Revolution?

Aug 5, 2009 9:06 AM

Excerpt It would seem that Germany's supposed marketing success is doubly offensive to the senator. In the course of her career, the former back-bencher from a rural district has grown to becom...